January 21, 2018

Staying in a customs union is best for Britain, business

Staying in a customs union is best for Britain, business

Ahead of a major speech by their DG Carolyn Fairbairn, the CBI have called for the UK remain in a customs union […]

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December 1, 2017

Sky News signals Government will seek continued EASA membership

Sky News signals Government will seek continued EASA membership

Sky News Political Editor Faisal Islam today covered a potentially significant development in the Government’s post-Brexit plans for aerospace. Under the headline […]

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July 13, 2017

EURATOM, EMA & EASA: What the debate about regulation tells us about Brexit

EURATOM, EMA & EASA: What the debate about regulation tells us about Brexit

Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen some fairly high-level interventions on the UK’s post regulatory environment. For me, it started […]

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March 31, 2017

ADS Podcast: The road to Brexit

ADS Podcast: The road to Brexit

In the week that the Government triggered Article 50, published its White Paper on the Great Repeal Bill, and the European Union […]

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March 8, 2017

Brexit: The elephant in the Budget

Brexit: The elephant in the Budget

The Chancellor’s first and last Spring Budget was always going to be a placeholder until the new Autumn Budget expected later this […]

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November 21, 2016

The Prime Minister’s Vision for Business

The Prime Minister’s Vision for Business

The Prime Minister has today set out her vision for UK business at the CBI Annual Conference, highlighting an additional £2bn per […]

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July 22, 2016

Farnborough Airshow 2016: successes, sales & spacemen

Farnborough Airshow 2016: successes, sales & spacemen

The successes of the 2016 Farnborough International Airshow are resolute. With order announcements at $124bn, exhibitors from 52 countries and the first […]

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March 8, 2016

Agile & Responsive – An overview of the UK Security sector

Agile & Responsive – An overview of the UK Security sector

Over the past couple of decades, technology has rapidly and fundamentally changed the way that we live. Ten years ago, only a […]

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February 26, 2016

China APPG discusses future Growth of Aviation in China

China APPG discusses future Growth of Aviation in China

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on China met at Portcullis House yesterday, debating and discussing the future growth of aviation and air […]

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February 23, 2016

FT view: The economics of #Brexit

FT view: The economics of #Brexit

The FT has a fairly useful guide to the economics of Brexit, looking at three different scenarios: Booming Britain Troubled Transition Disastrous […]

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February 18, 2016

A view from Brussels: Red sky in the morning…

A view from Brussels: Red sky in the morning…

I’m in the Brussels this morning, but not for the PM’s renegotiations. I’m here for the External Affairs Committee of ASD, our […]

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February 2, 2016

ADS launch new podcast

ADS launch new podcast

ADS have launched a new podcast, looking at the economic and political issues that affect the UK’s Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space […]

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January 26, 2016

Reasons my kid is crying: Fed & Markets edition

Reasons my kid is crying: Fed & Markets edition

I’m getting tired of the ‘Fed got it wrong‘ talk by the markets. Should the Fed have raised rates in December? In […]

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January 5, 2016

2016 challenges for the global economy

2016 challenges for the global economy

Last August, I raised five questions for the Global Economy, focusing on the outlook for China, Russia, Greece, oil prices and interest […]

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December 22, 2015

‘Tis the season to celebrate spaceflight

‘Tis the season to celebrate spaceflight

  2015 has seen spaceflight propelled into the spotlight – the news today that SpaceX managed to land a booster rocket back on […]

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